PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated December 30, 2020)
$1,100,000,000
MercadoLibre, Inc.
$400,000,000 2.375% Sustainability Notes due 2026
$700,000,000 3.125% Notes due 2031
We are offering $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our 2.375% sustainability notes due 2026 (the “2026 Sustainability Notes”) and $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our 3.125% notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes” and, collectively with the 2026 Sustainability Notes, the “Notes”).
We will pay interest on the Notes on January 14 and July 14 of each year, beginning on July 14, 2021. The 2026 Sustainability Notes will mature on January 14, 2026, and the 2031 Notes will mature on January 14, 2031.
Certain of our subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) will fully and unconditionally guarantee the payment of principal, premium, if any, interest, and all other amounts in respect of each of the Notes (the “Subsidiary Guarantees”). The initial Subsidiary Guarantors are MercadoLibre S.R.L., Ibazar.com Atividades de Internet Ltda., eBazar.com.br Ltda., Mercado Envios Servicos de Logistica Ltda., MercadoPago.com Representações Ltda., MercadoLibre Chile Ltda., MercadoLibre, S. de R.L. de C.V., DeRemate.com de México, S. de R.L. de C.V. and MercadoLibre Colombia Ltda.
The Notes will rank equally in right of payment with all of our other existing and future senior unsecured debt obligations from time to time outstanding. Each Subsidiary Guarantee will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Subsidiary Guarantor’s other existing and future senior unsecured debt obligations from time to time outstanding, except for statutory priorities under applicable local law.
We may, at our option, redeem the 2026 Sustainability Notes, in whole or in part, at any time prior to December 14, 2025 (the date that is one month prior to the maturity of the 2026 Sustainability Notes) and the 2031 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time prior to October 14, 2030 (the date that is three months prior to the maturity of the 2031 Notes), in each case by paying 100% of the principal amount of such Notes so redeemed plus the applicable “make-whole” amount and accrued and unpaid interest and additional amounts, if any. We may, at our option, redeem the 2026 Sustainability Notes, in whole or in part, on December 14, 2025 or at any time thereafter and the 2031 Notes on October 14, 2030 or at any time thereafter, in each case at the redemption price of 100% of the principal amount of such Notes so redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional amounts, if any. If we experience certain change of control triggering events, we may be required to offer to purchase the notes at 101% of their principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the purchase date. See “Description of Notes—Change of Control” in this prospectus supplement. Each series of Notes may also be redeemed in whole, but not in part, at 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional amounts, if any, upon the occurrence of specified events relating to tax laws or treaties of certain relevant jurisdictions. See “Description of Notes—Optional Redemption Upon Tax Event” in this prospectus supplement.
We intend to apply to list the Notes on the Nasdaq Bond Exchange. Currently, there is no public market for the Notes.
Investing in our Notes involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-
12 of this prospectus supplement and page
8 of the accompanying prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our Notes.
2026 Sustainability Notes
| | | | | | | | | |
Per Note | | | 100.000% | | | 0.750% | | | 99.250% |
Total | | | $400,000,000 | | | $3,000,000 | | | $397,000,000 |
2031 Notes
| | | | | | | | | |
Per Note | | | 100.000% | | | 0.750% | | | 99.250% |
Total | | | $700,000,000 | | | $5,250,000 | | | $694,750,000 |
Total | | | $1,100,000,000 | | | $8,250,000 | | | $1,091,750,000 |
(1)
| Plus accrued interest, if any, from January 14, 2021. |
(2)
| See “Underwriting” beginning on page S-54 of this prospectus supplement for additional information regarding the underwriting discounts and estimated expenses. |
(3)
| Before deducting expenses payable by us related to this offering. |
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Delivery of the Notes will be made in book-entry form through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company for the accounts of its participants, including Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (“Clearstream”), and Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System (“Euroclear”), against payment in New York, New York on or about January 14, 2021.
Joint Book-Running Managers
BNP PARIBAS | | | BofA Securities | | | Citigroup | | | Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | | | J.P. Morgan |
Sustainability Coordinators
Prospectus Supplement dated January 7, 2021